University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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DR. CHARLES E. WAIT

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Co 3Br. Cfjarles €bmunb (ffi att professor of General and Analytical Cljemistry and iWftalnrgy at tlif ZLlmtiersitr of Ccnncssec. anb a man toljo tuljilc ntbtr for a moment allotuing anything to interfere until tfie progress of Ins department, ret found time to labor long and earnestly tfjat tins nniuersity might olon an athletic field Uilneli it nob) possesses and of Uilitcfj it is tnstlp proud: to lym tur respeetfnlli» dedi rate tljis liolnme as a token of the Ingl) esteem in Uihich lie is held Oy the Student Ocdi .

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LIFE OF DR. CHARLES E. WAIT. Dr. Charles K. Wait was born in Little Rock, Ark.. Nov. d, LS45), and graduated at the Fuiversity of Virginia in 1S74 with the degrees C. K. M. K. and B. S. lie received the doctorate of philosophy from the Cniversity of Missouri and was director of the School of Mines in that state from 1ST? to 1888. Me came to the Cniversity of Tennessee in the latter year and has ever since been at the head of the work in chemistry here. IIis keen scientific spirit and international reputation as a chemist, together with his devotion to all the interests of this institution, have had much to do with its progress in all directions. The careful planning which made its Science Hall, not only attractive to the eve. but well adopted to the numerous purposes for which il is used was due to Dr. Wait, and nearly every student who lias entered the Cniversity since it was built has, by work in its laboratories under Dr Wait’s direction acquired somethin'; of that modern scientific spirit which is a prominent aim of the present educational system. Dr. Wait is a Fellow of tin Chemical Society of London and a member of the British Association for the advancement of Science, of the American Chemical Society, of the American institute of Mining Engineers and of other societies for the advancement of learning;. 11 is tastes are also those of the naturalist and sportsman and his uni- formly successful pursuit of the largest class of wild animals in the Woods of New Brunswick have demonstrated his ability as a hunter. These tastes have naturally led h im to the consistent and continuous encouragement of all forms of College Athletics. As chairman of the faculty committee he has borne the burden of its support for many years. Standing: behind its teams with equal courage and constancy in victory and defeat. The investigations conducted by Dr. Wait as to the relative value of articles of food, and published by the l S. (iovernment in the form of bul- letins on Nutrition have not only added to his personal reputation as a chem- ist but have proved of great practical value to the whole country. Dr. Wait is a member of I lie Ri Kappa Alpha fraternity.